Amador Pairoa Trujillo

Amador Pairoa Trujillo (30 April 1885 – 15 July 1944) was a Chilean worker and communist politician.

He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies (1937–1941) and later as a Senator representing Curicó, Talca, Maule and Linares from 1941 until his death in 1944.

Early life Pairoa was born in La Serena. He received limited formal education and began working as a laborer at the age of seven, performing various jobs including work at the State Railways workshops and as a street vendor.

Professional and business activities Pairoa later became involved in film and media enterprises. He commercially operated cinemas and film production companies and built the first theater in Osorno in 1910.

He was part of the business circuit known as Los Cuatro Diablos, served as director of Chile Sono Film S.A., and was a partner of the National Radio Broadcaster. He supported the newspaper Bandera Roja, organized and financed the publishing house Antares, founded the newspaper Frente Popular, and collaborated in the creation of El Siglo.

He also engaged in agricultural activities, particularly poultry breeding, and traveled frequently to Germany, the United States, France, the Netherlands, and Spain for commercial purposes.

Political career Pairoa joined the Communist Party of Chile in 1931 and served as treasurer of its Central Committee. In 1936, he was relegated to Melinka for participating in protests against the government.

In 1937, he was elected Deputy for Santiago (1st District), running under the banner of the National Democratic Party, a name adopted by the Communist Party during its period of illegality. During his term, he served on the Permanent Committees on Internal Government, Public Education, Public Works and Communications, Labor and Social Legislation, and Internal Police.

In 1941, he was elected Senator for the provincial group of Curicó, Talca, Maule and Linares, running under the , another denomination used by the Communist Party at the time. He served on the Permanent Committees on Public Works and Communications, and on Labor and Social Security.

Death Amador Pairoa Trujillo died in office on 15 July 1944. A by-election was held to fill his vacant Senate seat, which was won by Liberal politician Arturo Alessandri Palma, who assumed office on 8 November 1944.